International Youth Day 2014 - Mental Health Matters

Thank you for making VOY the amazing, inspiring, dynamic online
community that it is. It would not be possible without your
efforts.

But today is not just for celebrating the amazing power of youth,
it is also an important opportunity to highlight the challenges.
This year's theme for Youth Day is around the mental health of
young people. Mental health issues are often not talked about or
stigmatized, leaving them untreated and putting young people at
risk.

Here is a roundup of our picks of blog posts, podcasts,
resources are more for today:

* Listen to a UNICEF Beyond School Books
podcast featuring a conversation between two young activists
– Rodrigo Riaza, a Spanish Global Youth Ambassador for Education
and Hannah Godefa, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. Rodrigo and Hannah
discussed the importance of activism and the role of education in
enabling young people to fulfill their potential.

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